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Let’s Just SHUT UP & DANCE Already!

Kalila Kingsford Smith

Shut Up & Dance has seen twenty-one years gone by, generations passing through its midst.

How to Write Like A N.Y. Times Critic, or Notes on a Workshop with Claudia La Rocco

Kristen Gillette

Notes from thINKing DANCE's day with New York Times contributing dance writer and poet Claudia La Rocco.

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Pua, Politics, and Tap

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Lynn Matluck Brooks reports on intersections of performance and social change at the Asian Arts Initiative.

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ETC.’s March Mayhem Celebrates Philly’s Diverse Dance Community

Whitney Weinstein

In events like ETC.’s March Mayhem, Philly’s dance artists inspire, encourage, and contribute to each others’ accomplishments.

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Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet

Kristen Gillette

While the comedic elements are what make the show really enjoyable, the ballet has some gasp-worthy moments.

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A Different Kind of Viewing: Susan Rethorst’s “Day of Dance”

Carolyn Merritt

I think of all the places I have lived...Do I ever fully take stock, record to memory, carry their traces and leave mine behind?

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Talking Parsons: Devices and Digressions

Lisa Bardarson

Lisa Bardarson and Kirsten Kaschock chat about Parsons, cravings, and crowd pleasers.

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Twins on a Mission

Patricia Graham

Tara Madsen Robbins cuts through my mental debris with her refreshingly sharp, minimal choreography.